April 2, 2012

IT security roundtable on firewalls April 6

The next SIRT-sponsored IT security roundtable will be 9-10 a.m. Friday, April 6, in 501 Hale Library on the topic of K-State's firewall infrastructure.

Every day, K-State systems are scanned by malicious remote hosts looking for vulnerabilities to exploit for nefarious purposes. Firewalls play a critical role in reducing the risk that these vulnerabilities will be exploited and university data exposed. If you would like to learn more about K-State's firewall environment and how it can be leveraged to help you secure the IT assets you manage, please plan on joining us.

Topics to be discussed include:

Network protocol and firewall concepts

K-State's firewall infrastructure, including the VPN service

Protocols/services currently blocked at the campus border, and what will be blocked in the near future

How can departments utilize the firewall infrastructure to improve security?

How to request firewall services, configuration changes, and special VPN services

Richard Becker, network security analyst in IT services'office of information security and compliance, will lead the session. K-State's IT security roundtables are sponsored by SIRT and open to anyone. Please join us on April 6 and bring your questions, knowledge and experience to add to the discussion.